Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-16
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
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road oamnoE aaave she Laaa.
Tho temperature at Charleston, 8, O.,
Friday afternoon reached "a In the shade.
There was one fatal sunstroke.
Two boys, aged 7 and 10 years, sons Of
Addison Smith and Timothy Lacy, were
drowned while bathing near Knoxbury, N.
u, Friday.
Tbs steamship Acacia, for New Orleans.
- ashore near Big alace Bay, Nova Scotia.
II was quite elear when she went ashore,
and her officers can only account for her
present position by her compasses being
Astray. She has one compartment full OF
water. After being lightened OF her cargo
she will be got on.
Great damage has been done at West Viz.
ginia and the contiguous portion Of Ohio
during the last 10 days by continuous and
heavy storms. Railroad travel has been
greatly Interrupted, bridges have been
washed away, livestock drowned, crops
ruined and valuable timber carried of. At
New Martinsyille, on Thursday, the Metho-
dist church was wrecked by lightning.
Judge Lawrence, In New York has decided
that hotel proprietors have no right to sell
liquors to their guests on Sunday. He says:
,The statutes forbid the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors without license; the defendants
hcense expressly exempts Sundays from its
provisions, permitting the sale OF liquor at
other times, and consequently the defend
dAys.D
General Land Commissioner Sparks has
advised the attorneys for q purchaser OF
land In Nebraska from the Burlington a
Missouri River Railroad Company, that no
more patents can be issued to said company
Tor lands north of the line of the road Ia
that state for the reason that the com pany
has already received patents, under for
mer administrations Of the land office, for
100000 acres more than It Is entitled to.
The commissioner some time ago recon-
mended suit to recover this excess.
Atelegram from Boston says that recently
the German Aid Society, to which many OF
the brewers now on strike In that city be-
long, voted TO grant $l 900 to aid the strikers
who were Idle. Other members of the
society protested against this action, and
secured an injunction restraining the trea-
surer from paying the amount. The case
was taken to the supremei court, where,
Friday, Judge Allen decided that the funds
OF the society could not be used for such
purposes.
The State Department has received a
dispatch announcing the arrival Of the
American ship Oelina at Havana, with O
full cargo from the River Platte. This Is
said to be the iirst American vessel that has
arrived at Havana direct from the Platte In
60 years, the differential duties that ruled In
favor Of Spanish vessels having excluded
American vessels from this trade before the
ratification OF the commercial agreement
made by Secretary Bayard with the Spanish
government In October last.
Itis reported that Warden Benson, OF the
Manitoba Penitentihry, has warned the
Dominion government that the hi.lf-hreeds
and Indians are becoming daily more ag.
gressive, and that unless they are checked
trouble may be expected. The half breeds
arc 80 well satisfied with the results OF the
last rebellion, and the manner in which
their claims for losses have been paid, that
they desire nothing better than "a renewal
OF hostilitfes. II is they who have been In
citing the Indians to commit the crimes
they have recently been perpetrating. Act
ing upon Benson's advice, the force In many
stations Is to be doubled and new recruits
TO- the police obtained.
Major John Il. Ewing, uncle Of James
q. Blaine, died Thursday in Washington,
Pa. Mt the age Of 90 years.
Albert III. Hoeffiin, treasurer of the
local assembly of the international Cigar
Makers Union at Louisville, was arrested
ON Tuesday week on the charge Of failing
TO made good shortage of 81 400.
A general order has been issued by the
war department requiring recruits to
undergo an examination TO reveal any
defects in eyesight, such as astigmatism,
color blindness and short sight.
Henry Buist, prominent lawyer oi
South Carolina, died Thursday in Charles
ton, aged IS years. He was Oonfed
crate officer during the war, served {
term in the South Carolina senate, nnc
was q leading Freemason.
Aaron L. Still, a prominent coloret
citizen, died Thursday in Reading, Pa
He was born In Philadelphia in 1920, wal
an ''underground railroad" man in slavery
time, an intimate friend OF Frederick
douglass and an organizer Of equal right
leagues.
AZ Boston last week Collector Salton
stall imposed fine of 81 900 upon th'
Ounard Steamship Company for per
mitting an insane woman TO land IRON
steamer Oephalonia. The vessel was per
mitted TO sail Thursday upon 81 ,OO'
being deposited with the surveyor of tn,
port. The Ounard company will appea
TO the Secretary Of the Treasury for q re
mittance of the fine.
A terrific rain-storm visited the Wyo
ming Valley Thursday afternoon. A
Nanticoke there was cloud burst whiol
deluQed streets to depth Of from two =
four feet, dislodged several frame dwell
ings and upset one. The fires in tn
boiler house of the Susquehanna Goa
Company were put out and all work il
the mines was stopped. Nearly 2OO Zee
Of the Pennsylvania railroad road-bed wa
washed away.
Or. o. p. Walker, an old citizen o
Milwaukee, was swindled Tuesday week b
unknown rascals. They pretended to
associates Of his Detroit banker, and on
of them took him into mock lotter
office. He was allowed to win sever
hundred dollars, while his friend ostens
bIy captured a SIG, 500 prize, but did nc
have the cash to pay for the ticket. IN
doctor accommodatingly went to bani
and, drawing out $6,576, furnished 1t I
the supposed winner. The confederate
then gave him the slip.
In Chattanooga Thursday afternoon
tank of gasolene exploded on the mr.
floor of q two-Htory brick building at u
corner of Fourth and Market street
That building, two.story building a'
Joining. occupied on the first floor by
grocery, and the Morgan House, three
story frame structure, were destroyed
Ace. Henry Her and Matthew Peak
iIremen. were buried under falling wal
The former was killed and the iatt'
mortally wounded. Four other men wei
dangerously burned by the explosion
The governing committee of the Nc
- York Stock Exchange last week ordere
that the silver bullion certihcates
placed on the regular list and classine
sa mining shares The certificates are Il
OO(l ounoes of silver / ,000tine, ,depositt
With the Mercantile Trust Company
New York. and registered with u
Western National Bank. According
~ tarma no silver will be received le
than 998 fipa. nor single bars weighif
more than /. 200 ounces, although bars
loaar fInsnees will be taken and rehnt
AZ tbe expense of the depositor, so as
bring the silver up to the standard 7
ouired. A charge of 25.cents Is made 4
each certificate issued, and O storage ra
of one cent day will be charged for eat
/ D0ll ounoea. The Mercantile SAFE
nosit Company will report the amonnt
hnIIion ON hand every morning, ana u
Waatarn National Bank will also repo
the number Of certificates registered VI
10 be registered. N. :,
The great food at Johnstown, "a, al
.plaoes In the vicinity, Tuesday week, "
caused by water spout west OF hoove'
VILE. In Somerset county. That Viiia
was entirely under water and more IN
on dwellings, were removed from tn'
sonndations. One hundred families ie
uaarIv everything In the lower stories a.
caIlars al their houses. In GruDptow
0opamauoh borough, Morrillytlie, Mime
VILE Cambria City and Coopersda
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